ESPE Abstracts

Background: The duodenal-jejunal bypass liner (DJBL) is an endoscopically placed and removable bariatric device associated with weight loss and metabolic improvements in adults.Objective and hypotheses: To determined efficacy and safety of DJBL up to 1 year in morbidly obese adolescents.Method: About 14 obese adolescents with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (10 female, mean (SD) age 17.7 (1.1) years) underwent endoscopic placement o...

Background: The duodenal–jejunal bypass liner (DJBL) is an endoscopically placed and removable intestinal liner that creates a duodenal–jejunal bypass. Weight loss and diabetes improvement was reported in the adults.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate clinical effects and safety of this device in severely obese adolescents with obesity complications.Method: Six morbidly obese adolescents (four female, mean age 18.2 year...